U23 World League

iL Grosso Stadio
Spectators: 7533 (Terracing: 5651, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Reynaldo Pietro made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th minute Grosso United were awarded a corner. Cayetano Gabirel went to the cornerflag to take it. Mauro Mendez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17th minute Júlio Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octav Hortopan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Grosso United's Åke Abelsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Octav Hortopan. That made the score 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Åke Abelsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grosso United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Åke Abelsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Reynaldo Pietro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Octav Hortopan. That made the score 2-0 in the 24 minute of play. In the 34th minute, Grosso United's Reynaldo Pietro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Octav Hortopan. Octav Hortopan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Virgil Nedelcea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Saturnino Romo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Panait Păun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aurelian Acalinei made a kick off. Åke Abelsson scored 4-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Octav Hortopan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 53rd minute, Virgil Nedelcea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Júlio Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octav Hortopan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Åke Abelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Saturnino Romo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelian Acalinei in the 59th minute of the match. If Júlio Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Octav Hortopan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Grosso United's Reynaldo Pietro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 5-0 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Abelsson in the 67th minute of play forced -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's goalkeeper Octav Hortopan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Mauro Mendez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octav Hortopan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 minutes of play, Grosso United's Åke Abelsson made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octav Hortopan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 78 minutes into the game, Reynaldo Pietro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Octav Hortopan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Åke Abelsson kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Panait Păun came free, but Saturnino Romo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Grosso United's Saturnino Romo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Nedelcea in the 85th minute of play. Saturnino Romo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aurelian Acalinei's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. Aurelian Acalinei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Saturnino Romo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Júlio Castro notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of -BZF- Fc Gheraseni's Octav Hortopan. Octav Hortopan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.